There is nothing quite like reading aloud. Reader and listener share a secret place apart from the rest of the world. Reading aloud was an essential bonding activity when our children were young as we traversed the worlds of Dr. Seuss, J.R.R. Tolkein, Robert Aspirin,...

Every year I perch over my computer, fingers poised to pounce upon the earliest possible opportunity to enter the lottery for Comic-Con badges. It’s more than just an event. It is THE event of the year. Some of our family don’t celebrate normal holidays;...

I love to read aloud. It satisfies a need for performance art, and I can wrap it in the glittering paper of altruism. Education is an honorable endeavor. Reading aloud was a wonderful activity I shared with my sons. At twenty-plus, I can’t glue their feet...

No, I’m not talking about the vacillations of the U.S. dollar. I am pondering the other meaning of currency, specifically, the value of keeping Web sites current and up-to-date. I was busily getting ready for an art show tomorrow, specifically The Bohemian...